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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

Indiana rates for HCPCS 61850

A small hole is made in the skull so electrodes for a nerve-stimulation device can be placed on the surface of the brain. The electrodes are connected to a generator that delivers mild electrical pulses intended to control seizures or other symptoms. It is done through a limited scalp incision rather than by opening a large section of skull.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes cost?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $12,023 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,096$891 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12,023$8,318 to $16,982

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $25,119Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,698
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $12,023professional $1,096

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$25,118.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,778.28
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Indiana· 19th of 51

$1,698

CA $7,413KY $933

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.